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BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos

These BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos with Slaw combine tender smoky pulled pork, BBQ sauce, ooey gooey melted cheese, and sweet tangy slaw served in a crunchy taco shell.

They are easy and quick to prepare, ready in just 20 minutes. Try the tinfoil hack listed in the recipe. It works great! This recipe makes 5 tacos and will serve 2 people.

I make this Crockpot Smoky Pulled Pork ahead of time to use in this recipe.

a graphic of BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos.
BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos

Need dessert to go with it? Try these Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes for Two or this Red Velvet Cake for Two.

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How to make BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos

For the creamy coleslaw

In a large bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, sugar, salt, onion powder, and celery seeds.

coleslaw dressing whisked in a bowl

Add the shredded coleslaw mix and toss until well coated.

Coleslaw for Pulled Pork Tacos in a bowl.
Coleslaw for Pulled Pork Tacos

Chill in the refrigerator while you make the tacos.

Toss again right before serving on the tacos.

For the BBQ pulled pork tacos

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200 C).

For 5 tacos, make 4 rolls from small sheets of tinfoil (loosely rolled) and space evenly in the bottom of an 8 x 11 inch baking pan. Click for tinfoil and click for an 8 x 11 baking dish.

4 pieces of rolled up tinfoil in a baking dish

Arrange the taco shells standing up in the baking pan with tinfoil rolls in between each.

5 taco shells with rolled tinfoil in between in a baking dish

Scoop the pulled pork into each taco shell.

5 taco shells filled with pulled pork and rolled tinfoil in between in a baking dish

Drizzle with barbecue sauce.

5 taco shells filled with pulled pork and BBQ sauce and rolled tinfoil in between in a baking dish

Sprinkle generously with cheese.

5 taco shells filled with pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and cheese and rolled tinfoil in between in a baking dish

Bake until the cheese has melted, about 8 – 10 minutes.

Top with coleslaw. Enjoy!

a platter filled with Leftover Pulled Pork Tacos.
Leftover Pulled Pork Tacos

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Yield: 5 Tacos

BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos

a platter filled with five Smoky BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos with Slaw

These Easy BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos with Slaw combine tender smoky BBQ pulled pork, ooey gooey melted cheese, and sweet tangy slaw served in a crunchy taco shell.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the Coleslaw:

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp celery seeds
  • 8 oz bag coleslaw mix

For the Tacos:

Instructions

For the Coleslaw:

  1. In a large bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, sugar, salt, onion powder, and celery seeds.
  2. Add the shredded coleslaw mix and toss until well coated.
  3. Chill in the refrigerator while you make the tacos.
  4. Toss again right before serving on the tacos.

For the Tacos:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200 C).
  2. For 5 tacos make 4 rolls from small sheets of tinfoil (loosely rolled) and space evenly in the bottom of an 8 x 11 inch baking pan. (See the picture in the blog post.) Click for tinfoil and click for an 8 x 11 baking dish.
  3. Arrange the taco shells standing up with the tinfoil rolls in between in the baking pan.
  4. Scoop the pulled pork into each taco shell.
  5. Drizzle with barbecue sauce.
  6. Sprinkle generously with cheese.
  7. Bake until the cheese has melted, about 8 - 10 minutes.
  8. Top with coleslaw. Enjoy!

Notes

 

 

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

5

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 454Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 859mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 7g

Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.

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